Ideal wedding?

Sweden
July 7, 2007 3:55pm CST
I just got back home after working at a wedding. The reception was very nice and personal, but they had chosen a color scheme that I didn't care very much for... creamy white, lime green and hot pink. It got me thinking however about how I would like my own wedding if that day would come. Would you like to share your own wedding stories? Are you married, and if so, how was your wedding? If you're not married, how would you want your wedding to be?
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9 responses
• United States
7 Jul 07
My actual wedding was a simple church wedding, with a red and white color scheme. If I could do it again (with the same hubby of course) I would do it a lot differently. It would be outside, in a field surrounded on all sides by woods. Everyone would be seated in a circle, with hubby, preacher, and me on one side standing. I would wear an off the shoulder white gauzy dress, with a daisy ring in my hair and ribbons flowing from it, and a bouquet of daisies in my hand. He would be wearing jeans and a flowing white shirt. It would be the best hippie wedding ever! A flashback to the 70's! No colors, no stress, just two people who love each other sharing that love with those closest to them.
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• Sweden
7 Jul 07
That sounds like it would be a very beautiful and personal wedding! I like it when it's not all too formal, there should be a relaxed atmosphere. :D
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• United States
7 Jul 07
My sister walked down the isle barefoot. It was really cool.
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• United States
8 Jul 07
Thats one thing I did do differently in my wedding. I was barefoot. I did it partly because I wanted to be ME, and partly because I am a couple of inches taller than my husband and didn't want to add to it with heels! :)
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@kel12347 (33)
• United States
8 Jul 07
I got married on March 17, 2007. Our colors were peridot, pink, silver and white. Peridot is a light sage green. We got married in a church that was named a national historic site. Everything went well at the wedding and reception. I was amazed at the way everyone helped make my day special, and it reminded me how much my family (both new and old) loves me and how wonderful they are.
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
8 Jul 07
i am not married yet. but will be in a few years time. i just want a simple wedding wherein the closest people to me are there to witness it. i just want it in a simple place. and then a simple dinner after. i don't really wanna put so much of my energy on huge preparations. plus, all i know is that the important thing is the love that my boyfriend and i have for each other is true and neverending. ... anne
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• Sweden
8 Jul 07
That sounds very much like how me and my boyfriend have planned it. Simple, with just the closest family and friends. Love is the most important thing after all!
• United States
7 Jul 07
My ideal wedding would be only having guests that I want to have there. I wouldn't want to invite people just because "so-in-so is going so this guy is gonna find out he's not invited" Weddings are so expensive and I would never go over the top buying crazy expensive things. My mom is a seamstress and a dang good one. She made her own gorgeous wedding dress 40 years ago and I wouldn't mind if she made mine. I probably wouldn't have the standard wedding with flower center pieces, and white linens and a white cake. I'd probably have everything there would be exactly what myself and man likes. I'd probably have really comfy summer dresses for the bridesmaid and my wedding dress would be easy to slip on and not have an army help me. I'd do it in Vegas if I had to, lol. I would probably have center pieces that reflected my man and I and probably just do some paper plate BBQ thing. To me the most important thing is to have everyone you love around you and to have some fun. I never want to spend much on the wedding, I'd prefer to save it for a down payment on a house or a honeymoon or two. XD
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• Sweden
8 Jul 07
I agree with you, weddings should be about showing the world you love eachother, not how much money you can spend or how many guests you can invite. A home sewn wedding dress would be really special! I'm thinking of making my own as well, should I ever get married. Also, cooking your own food instead of catering shows that you care a bit more, in my opinion. The money spent on expensive clothes and food could be better used on a house or something else more important, just like you said.
8 Jul 07
I noticed that weddings are an element of stress due to all the preparatives and all that. Plus, the guests are stressed by the fact that they have to find proper clothes and the amount of money they have to give to the newly weds (in my country the custom is to give money, not gifts and I thinks this ricks). So, my ideal wedding would be a theme party. Everyone should have to wear casual clothes in their favourite colors. Nothing fancy. Jeans will do just fine. And NO MONEY. I would like them to bring a small, not expensive something, to remind me of them.
• Sweden
8 Jul 07
A theme wedding! I have to remember that one, it sounds like it could be a lot of fun and something special in contrast to ordinary weddings. I agree with you on gifts, I'd rather get something inexpensive that shows they care than a gift that just cost a lot of money but didn't have any thought into it.
• Sweden
8 Jul 07
Hi everyone I just came to tell you since my girlfriend Sushicook did not, we have two typs of weddings that would be very much enjoyed by us. 1. We would fly to Scotland and invite all of our close friends and family.It would be an outdoor wedding on a cliff, She would have a long dark ages gown and I would have the same but for males :D Gifts as Cloths must be none fancy. 2. This one would only be me my girlfriend and our two bestfriends. WE would get married on a beach in the Caribbeans in torns shirts and jeans, bare fotted and a cool Preast that would be okay with it all :D
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@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
8 Jul 07
I liked most of my wedding. It wasn't my dream wedding, but that's another story. I chose pink roses for my flowers and silver for my bridesmaid's dress and the guys' vests. Instead of a reception, we just had a dinner in a restaurant, which was nice. We had really good food, which my mom says is the most important thing at a party.
@tantal25 (838)
• United States
8 Jul 07
my ideal wedding would be a church wedding. i want my bouquet to be all red roses. i want the motif to be silver and powder blue. i want my hair to be in updo or can be curled nicely. i want all my family, relatives and friends witness our special day.
@orbeltadz (506)
• Baguio, Philippines
8 Jul 07
I want my wedding to be in a solemn place. Like in the uphills but near to a lake or river. My motiff will be blue and white.